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About Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower is an independent artist and writer.

3 Paintings by Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower

dangle (detail) - merlin flower

You I made a self-portrait. the chin was longer the bushy eyebrows the same. Friend said it looked like an orange. I thought it was you. not the jaw, not the eyes, not the face. You. … [Read more...]

3 paintings by Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower

Day Owl (detail) by merlin flower

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When there is nothing, there’s the cup of coffee

Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower - Rubbish (detail)

When there is nothing, there's the cup of coffee Early morning, i step out; in a heap, in the rubbish pile, my paintings. They look 'belonged'. Few more displaced to the storage-room. New … [Read more...]

Art and the Artist: An Interview with Michelle Dunaway

Merlin Flower

Michelle Dunaway

Listen and you’ll hear the music in Michelle’s paintings. Of course, they wear the responsibility quite lightly. Incisive and mild, caught and emancipated, real and dreamy, they reach within your … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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